An eye-opening exploration of the medical origins of gender in modern US history.Today, a world without “gender” is hard to imagine. Gender is at the center of contentious political and social debates, shapes policy decisions, and informs our everyday lives. Its formulation, however, is lesser known: Gender was first used in clinical practice. This book tells the story of the invention of gender in American medicine, detailing how it was shaped by mid-twentieth-cen...

An eye-opening exploration of the medical origins of gender in modern US history.Today, a world without “gender” is hard to imagine. Gender is at the center of contentious political and social debates, shapes policy decisions, and informs our everyday lives. Its formulation, however, is lesser known: Gender was first used in clinical practice. This book tells the story of the invention of gender in American medicine, detailing how it was shaped by mid-twentieth-cen...

O que sentem, pensam e fantasiam os maiores de 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 e mais, diante da tela em branco."Precisamos de uma tela em branco", decidiu o psicanalista e dramaturgo Sergio Zlotnic, em um encontro de amigos. Nascia ali o Clube dos Escritores 50 +, um espaço livre e aberto para acolher a imaginação dos escritores maiores de 50.E o resultado dessas experiências é uma coletânea de contos, crônicas, poemas, produzidos por uma coletânea de velhos incríveis, todos originalme...

In modern pediatric practice, gender matters. From the pink-and-blue striped receiving blankets used to swaddle newborns, to the development of sex-specific nutrition plans based on societal expectations of the stature of children, a gendered culture permeates pediatrics and children’s health throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This book provides a look at how gender has served as one of the frameworks for pediatric care in the U.S. since the specialty’s inception.

Dieses Weihnachten wird ein ganz besonderes Fest: Vierzehn Lieblingsautorinnen haben ihre berührendsten Weihnachtsgeschichten aufgeschrieben und ihre festlichsten Rezepte gesammelt. Erzählungen, die erheitern, wärmen und ans Herz gehen, für die schönste und hellste Zeit im Jahr. Leise Musik klingt über verschneite Landschaften, Gemütlichkeit erfüllt die Wohnzimmer, es wird geplant und gebastelt, gebacken und verpackt. Wenn die Weihnachtszeit anbricht, zieht eine ganz besondere Stimmung in ...